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To teach kids the true value of money, Chancey advises parents to stop handing out passive allowances and instead require children to trade their own time and labor to earn it.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
"This will allow them to earn from other work or small businesses," Karvande says.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
We are both millennials who watched our friends follow what they assumed was the path to success: Move to a big city and earn a salary commensurate with a higher cost of living.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“It’s a way to earn college credits and ultimately graduate faster.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
I got bored and Twig kept failing to earn her badges.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
Vocabulary lists containing earn
Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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